Authorized to declare a recess at any time. I want to thank everyone, especially our witnesses, for joining us today for our committees hearing. I want to make sure to note some important requirements. By saying standing house and Committee Rules and practice will commit continue to apply through hybrid proceedings. Regulations require members to be visible through a video connection throughout the proceedings. Please keep your cameras on. Member to remain muted until you are recognized to minimize background noise. In accordance with the rules established under hr 965, stafford been advised to meet participants only in the event there is inadvertent background noise. For those members here in the room, i urge members and staff to wear masks while in the hearing room. I thank you in advance for your commitment to a safe environment for all here today. Mnuchin, administrator carranza, thank you for being here today. I want to give a sincere thank you of both agencies who have worked tir
The Coronavirus Relief packages passed by congress. Good morning. I call this hearing to order. Without objection the chair is authorized to declare a recess at any time. I want to thank everyone especially our witnesses for joining us today for our committees hybrid hearing. I want to make sure to note some important requirements. Let me begin by saying that standing house and Committee Rules and practice will continue to apply during hybrid proceedings. House regulations require members to be visible through a video connection throughout the proceeding. So, please, keep your cameras on. And remember to remain muted until you are recognized to minimize background noise. In accordance with the rules established under hr965, staff have been advised to mute participants only in the event there is inadvertent background noise. For those members here in the room, i urge members and staff to wear masks while in the hearing room and i thank you in advance for your commitment to a safe enviro
I want to make sure to note some important requirements. Let me begin by saying that standing house and Committee Rules and practice will continue to apply during hybrid proceedings. House regulations require members to be visible through a video connection throughout the proceedings. So please keep your cameras on. Remember to remain muted until you are recognized to minimize background noise. In accordance with the rules established under hr 965, staff has been advised to mute participants only in the event there is inadvertent background noise. For those members here in the room, i urge members and staff to wear masks while in the hearing room. I thank you in advance for your commitment to a safe environment for all here today. Secretary mnuchin, administrator carranza, thank you for being here today. Let me start by saying, i want to give a sincere thank you of to all of the staff of both of your agencies who have worked tirelessly over the last few months responding to the crisis.
A circumstance to animals to people who move to the markets there no less than a celebrity like support mccartney who is quick to say we must close the wet markets down i notice youve been keen to emphasize the difference between western markets per se and wildlife markets perhaps seeking not to oriental eyes this pandemic. Yes well the thing is the point about a wet market is that most wet markets in china dont sell wild animals theyre more like they promise markets that we have while we have them in britain and america but not wild animals thats now been closed in china the trading and selling of wild animals for troops the problem here is you saw one problem but then another looms and the one looming here is all the thousands of people who actually have no other likelihood so you have to help them get through changing from breeding and selling wild animals hunting wild animals for food and finding another way of making money so you see poverty is crucial eradication of poverty is cr
Improper for the president of the United States to demand a Foreign Government investigate a u. S. Citizen and a political opponent. Its 2300 hours g. M. T. 6 pm in washington d. C. On a packed day in the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump for officials have been testifying before the u. S. House Intelligence Committee 2 of them who listened in on july 25th phone call with the ukrainian president said is commons during the call were unusual and improper donald trump is accused of withholding aid to ukraine to pressure it into investigating his political rival joe biden now theres been a short break in the proceedings just a few moments ago former u. S. Special envoy to ukraine kurt volker and the former National Security council official tim morrison were testifying and the due to resume to. To find in just a few minutes lets bring in our own fisher in washington d. C. Whos been of course following all this for us alan lets start with the highlights of the day what were th